Is handwriting truly individual? UB computer scientists are finding out
...National Institute ofJustice (NIJ), which has been directed to establish a scientific basis forhandwriting testimony in court cases. The NIJ project requires researchers to look at handwriting from adifferent perspective than that required by the postal service project. "Previously we never we...American Heart Association Media Advisory: Cholesterol Lowering Margarines
...nol esters (derived from wood pulp.) When used as directed by a physician,the new margarines may help lower LDL cholesterol (low-density lipoproteins or"bad cholesterol") for some individuals. Elevated levels of LDL cholesterol havebeen associated with an increased risk of heart attack. "The new marg...Men at highest risk least likely to comply with post-heart-attack exercise program, UB study finds
... medicine and former dean of the UB medicalschool, directed the trial. Prescribing exercise after a heart attack was considered revolutionary25 years ago. The NEHDP trial was designed to determine if a structuredexercise program could improve long-term survival. Participants in this study,all men bet......AMPATH is a humanized monoclonal antibody which is directed againstthe CD52 antigen found on normal and malignant lymphocytes, on normal macrophages and monocytes, but has not been detected on hematopoietic stemcells. CAMPATH therapy is associated with significant lymphopenia. The lymphopenia resolves in s...National Cancer Institute awards Wistar Institute $6.6 million for melanoma research
...ved anNCI program project grant for this research, directed by Wistar biologist,Meenhard Herlyn, D.V.M. Wistar's melanoma research program is one of the largest in the U.S. Itconnects studies in basic molecular biology with clinical applications,particularly in the areas of melanoma diagnosis and treatment......ed to change,according to a report by a task force directed by the UC San Francisco Centerfor the Health Professions. The Task Force On Accreditation of Health Professions Education reportrecommends that accrediting agencies be more responsive to the needs of studentsand the public, adopt a uniform approach t......nsertion of a small laser wand. Thelaser's beam is directed to create small, one-millimeter channels in the heartmuscle wall. The heart responds by creating tiny blood vessels that provideadditional blood flow. The procedure typically requires a four- to five-dayhospital stay. Choosing TMR is a decision Dr. F...Positive outlook, sense of self-control can predict new coronary events, says Carnegie Mellon study
... Carnegie Mellon University researcher. The study, directed by Psychology Professor Vicki Helgeson, appears in theAugust issue of the journal Psychosomatic Medicine. It is the first to examinethe positive psychological variables that might affect new coronary events amongangioplasty patients. The study shows...Pain, itself, elicits pain relief, and does so through 'reward' pathway
...e the same reward circuit," saidGear, whose lab is directed by senior author Jon D. Levine, MD, PhD, a professorof Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Medicine and director of the NIH PainCenter. "Our result casts new light on how to look at the key structure in the rewardpathway, the nucleus accumbens, and t...UI study identifies mechanism that causes cardiomyopathy, exacerbates muscular dystrophy
...vestigator. "Our results suggest that drug therapy directed towardvascular smooth muscle could be effective in...ns up a unique andimportant new avenue of research directed toward the involvement of the vascularsmooth muscle sarcoglycan-sarcospan complex in the cause and p...New studies of a liquid of life -- Lung surfactant
...s its drawbacks. "Our research program is directed at determining basic physical measures of an ideal replacement surfactant, and relating these measures to the components found in natural lung surfactants," said Joseph A. Zasadzinski,professor of chemical engineering and materials, who has been work....... He establisheda provincial organ retrieval team, directed British Columbia's organ procurementnetwork, and co-founded the liver transplant program in Vancouver. The programsmaintained the highest rates of organ retrieval and graft success in Canada, andDr. Shackleton received national recognition for his co...Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center adds new dimension in radiation treatment
...28. With the mMLC, full doses of radiation can be directed atboth tumors while protecting the brain stem and the optic nerve. "This is a fantastic way of doing things versus having them open up your brainand go inside and cut the tumors out," said Evans. While other stereotactic radiosurgery devices use gamm...UCSF to attack HIV at molecular level with new center and $7 million in state funds
...nce investigationthrough a unified, single program directed at gaining new understanding at themolecular level of the biological factors that facilitate and inhibit HIVtransmission, how to prevent HIV infection, and how to delay progression ofdisease once a person is infected. This is the first time UCSF has ......nsertion of a small laser wand. Thelaser's beam is directed to create small, one-millimeter channels in the heartmuscle wall. The heart responds by creating tiny blood vessels that provideadditional blood flow. The procedure typically requires a four- to five-dayhospital stay. Choosing TMR is a decision Dr. ...University of Michigan study finds patients and physicians encourage e-mail use
...titudes toward the use of e-mail. The EMAIL study, directed by David Stern, MD, and Steven Katz, MD, MPH from theU-M Department of Internal Medicine and the Ann Arbor VA Hospital, wasintroduced in the U-M General Medicine Clinic in August 1999. All residentphysicians with on-site clinics are participating an...NIAID funds three Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) Research Centers
...e, and the University of Miami. The Newark center, directed by Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., and active since th...ons with CFS. The University ofWashington center, directed by Dedra Buchwald, M.D., will receive its secondcenters award and will continue its examination of i......ssociate professor ofdentistry and engineering who directed the project. It has long been known thatmechanical forces influence development of many natural tissues in thebody---bone and cartilage, for example. Other research groups have shown thatengineered smooth muscle responds to mechanical stimuli as we...